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New solar energy technologies

Eni’s talent applied to renewables: an unbeatable combination with innovation
at its heart.

New solar energy technologies

Eni’s talent applied to renewables: an unbeatable combination with innovation
at its heart.

Thin, lightweight and flexible devices to capture the sun’s rays

Eni and MIT have been working together on advanced solar-power technology since 2008. The project is based at Eni’s laboratory in Novara, but is also supported by the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) in Oulu. Together we are studying rotogravure printing on a flexible substrate to create organic photovoltaic cells. The aim of the project is to create solar panels using polymers instead of silicon, thereby making them cheaper and more versatile. Eni’s advanced organic photovoltaic project (AdvancedOPV) is one of the most innovative technologies to arise from the partnership between Eni and MIT. There are numerous and varied fields where OPV technology can be applied: from its integration into electrical devices and building materials through to providing power to remote and difficult-to-reach areas.

Shaping photovoltaics

Andrea Bernardi is head of Eni’s advanced organic photovoltaic project (AdvancedOPV):
he explains more in this interview.

I think that working abroad is one of the most valuable experiences available, because it allows us to compare ideas with different minds and different ways of approaching problems.

Andrea Bernardi

+100people

involved including lecturers, researchers and graduate students

+100 people

involved including lecturers, researchers and graduate students

18departments

from MIT and the Sloan School of Management involved in a mutually-beneficial collaboration

18 departments

from MIT and the Sloan School of Management involved in a mutually-beneficial collaboration

40projects

launched across a wide variety of technological fields

40 projects

launched across a wide variety of technological fields

25papers

released on average every year

25 papers

released on average every year

5patent

applications fields on average every year

5 patent

applications fields on average every year

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